part of it, bearing marks of violence is sufficient
proof of homicidal death of the victim. Even so, discovery
of the dead-body ... murder case is not found,
other cogent and satisfactory proof of homicidal death of
the victim must be adduced by the prosecution. Such proof
accused. The Trial Court held
that the death of Raman was homicidal death. Accordingly, the Trial Court
convicted the accused for their involvement ... Point was that of deceased
Raman and that he met with homicidal death, was unassailable. The High
Court also considered the circumstance of discovery
view to finding out whether deceased Krishna
Kumari died a homicidal death or had indulged in self-
effacement by committing suicide and whether appellants ... that Krishna Kumari had
not committed suicide but had died a homicidal death.
Thereafter it appears that the proceedings lingered on at
investigation stage
Procedure 19731, to six
persons who have been implicated in five homicidal deaths.
2 A First Information Report (“FIR”) being CR No 11993005200314 was registered ... During the course of the incident, five homicidal deaths resulted on the side of
the informant (of the FIR dated
deceased did not commit suicide but
that it was a homicidal death.
3. Learned senior counsel Shri Vinay Navare, appearing for the
appellant, submitted that ... prosecution to establish a prima facie case of a homicidal death
ruling out all possibilities of a suicide. Reliance was placed on
Shambu Nath Mehra
reasonable doubt that the death of the de-
ceased was due to injuries causing asphyxia and that the
death was homicidal. The High Court ... death of the deceased since the
same was unnatural. Assuming that the prosecution has not
positively proved that the death was homicidal yet from
handkerchief (Ex-18) thrown by
Accused No. 1 the homicidal death
of the deceased due to the firing
of the of the fire arm behind ... offing.
Let us first see whether the three circumstances,
namely, the homicidal death of the decease popatbhai, the
apprehension of the first respondent
handkerchief (Ex-IB) thrown by Accused No. 1, the homicidal death of the deceased due to the firing of the fire-arm behind his head ... first see whether the three circumstances, namely, the homicidal death of the deceased, Popatbhai, the apprehension of the first respondent at the scene of occurrence
been a matter of strangulation and hence of a homicidal death with the
submissions that as per medical jurisprudence, in case of
strangulation, some scratches ... according to the prosecution, the crucial circumstances
stand established that the homicidal death was covertly sought to be
shown as a case of suicide; that
perpetrator of the murder, it must be established that
homicidal death has been caused. Ordinarily, the recovery of the
dead-body of the victim ... part of it, bearing marks of
violence, is sufficient proof of homicidal death of the victim.
There was a time when under the old English
